Student Affairs Executive, a Peake Media brand, is pleased to announce Element451 as the premier sponsor of the inaugural 2027 Student Affairs Executive Summit, taking place July 20–22, 2027 at The Lodge at Spruce Peak in Stowe, Vermont.
The Summit will bring together an intimate cohort of vice presidents, vice chancellors and other senior student affairs leaders for two and a half days of candid roundtable discussions, meaningful networking and shared experiences. As premier sponsor, Element451 will participate in the conversations alongside attendees, contributing its perspective on how institutions can connect data, workflows and AI-powered tools to identify and support students who need help earlier.
“Element451 understands that meaningful technology starts with the people closest to the problem,” said Rachel Chonko, the editor in chief of Student Affairs Executive. “That’s exactly the mindset we built this Summit around — a room where senior leaders can speak candidly, learn from each other and leave with ideas they can actually use. We’re glad to have Element451 in those conversations as the premier sponsor.”
“Student affairs leaders are some of the most important people on a campus,” said James Novak, the CEO of Element451. “They’re closest to the students most at risk of leaving — as many as a third of the student body, by some estimates. Yet they rarely get a room built just for them. We were drawn to the Summit because it’s designed around their world specifically, and it lines up closely with the student success work we’re driving through our platform. We’re honored to be part of the first one.”
Novak added that Element451 looks forward to learning directly from student affairs executives about the day-to-day realities behind institutional data — including the early signals leaders notice, the interventions that make a difference and the gaps they still need to close.
The partnership reflects the Summit’s broader purpose: giving senior leaders room to move beyond surface-level discussion, compare approaches with peers and return to their campuses with partnerships and ideas they can put into practice.
To learn more about the 2027 Student Affairs Executive Summit, visit peakemediaevents.com/student-affairs-executive-summit.
About Student Affairs Executive
Student Affairs Executive is a Peake Media brand created to spotlight the people, ideas and strategies shaping the student experience across higher education. Through executive-level journalism, peer insights and an invite-only leadership Summit, Student Affairs Executive equips senior leaders with practical perspectives to navigate change and strengthen their institutions.
About Element451
Element451 delivers AI products purpose-built for higher education. Bolt is the AI Agent Engine for higher education, deploying specialized agents across every stage of the student lifecycle to drive outcomes for institutions and students alike. Element is the AI-native CRM for higher education, connecting data, workflows, and AI agents across every team and every stage of the student journey. Element451 supports more than 350 institutions in powering over 60 million student journeys. Within Student Affairs specifically, Element451 helps institutions connect academic, wellbeing, and engagement signals so advisors and support staff can identify students who need help earlier and act on it faster.
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With more than a decade of experience in B2B journalism, Rachel Chonko is Editor-in-Chief of Student Affairs Executive and Peake Media. She specializes in connecting leaders with the ideas, strategies and peers that can help them navigate complex challenges and strengthen their organizations.
Through Student Affairs Executive, Rachel works closely with senior student affairs leaders across higher education to explore the issues commanding executive attention — from student success, data and assessment to organizational strategy, financial leadership, technology and stakeholder engagement. Her reporting is grounded in conversations with the leaders doing the work, with an emphasis on practical insights, institutional case studies and peer perspectives.
Rachel also helps shape the Student Affairs Executive Summit, an intimate, discussion-driven event designed to bring senior student affairs leaders together for candid conversations, relationship building and shared problem-solving.
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